Back in November Solan was playing with Kristin’s crocs, and ate large chunks of them. Personally I find crocs to be both ugly and uncomfortable to walk in, but Solan obviously found them tasty. We threw them away as soon as we discovered what he was doing, and watched him for a few days to be sure he didn’t get ill. Apart from spending some time throwing up large chunks of blue plastic, he was fine.
Then, two weeks ago he got really sick. An x-ray showed an obstruction and when it hadn’t moved after two more days the vet decided to operate on him on Tuesday. They found two bits of crocs, one in his stomac and one stuck in his intestines. So, it took 8 months, but those crocs sure became trouble in the end.
We sauntered off to Copenhagen after visiting him at the vets on Wednesday morning, and my sister stepped in as cat nurse. She posted this photo of him on Instagram. He wasn’t feeling any good at all.
He got better as the week went by, and was eating quite well again when we picked him up on Monday.
He didn’t really mind the body they had put on him to protect the wound, but it did get in the way when he was trying to give himself a bath, and he got really good at opening velcros. He was just a tiny bit offended when we fastened them again…
Yesterday he had a final check up at the vet and finally got rid of the offending bit of clothing. This was celebrated by playing with my sock and showing off his new scar.
This was his third major medical emergency in less than a year and we’d like a long break from vet bills now.
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Poor Solan. Eight months is a long time to have that ugly piece of croc in his stomach. Scary to think they won’t digest and are probably indestructible. Glad that he is feeling better now.
We’re glad it’s out too.
According to the vet it probably didn’t bother him much as long as it all stayed in his stomach, but when a part of it decided to move further on it really got painful.
Poor Solan. I’ve heard of dogs eating stuff like that, but cats usually seem to be a bit more wary.
Solan doesn’t seem to do “wary”…..or learning from his experiences. Sigh…
Oh dear. Glad it all ended up okay — pets are fantastic, but they do cause all kinds of stress and expense. Here’s hoping Solan stays out of trouble in the future!
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Poor little Solan! Our dog wouldn’t like the coat either.
Aww, poor baby! Looks like he’s a beautiful cat–you can see that even around the bandages!
Oh poor Solan! It breaks my heart to see him in all those bandages.
All is well that ends well! Glad Solan is back to his old self, or nearly so!
Yes, I can well imagine your ready for a break. He does look happy to be out of that harness, though
what a relief!
Wow, what a story! Glad he’s all better now….thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Isn’t it amazing what our animals can get into??? And the vet bills will absolutely kill you!! Glad he’s doing better!
That’s too bad! Poor kitty! I am glad things are better.
Poor thing. Glad you found the problem and solved it. I love my crocs though — they’re MaryJane crocs, so not as ugly as the usual ones. I’ve nearly worn them through the bottoms. My cats don’t seem interested in eating them.
Remember he has nine lives♫♪ Our cat, Tess (see my blog) has had a couple ‘near death’ experiences and I’m glad she’s still with us.
Poor Solan!! Glad he’s all better now!
Oh, how no-fun!! No one enjoys such extensive vet work, especially kitty. I hope that’s the end of it for a long time. For all of you!!!
Oh, that poor cat has had a difficult 8 months! So glad he’ still around to pose for a picture or two.
What an amazing story. So glad that Solan is on the mend. I haven’t heard of cats chewing shoes before, although I did have a cat who liked to eat unusual foods like rockmelon and cobs of corn. Such a drama. I hadn’t seen that suit your vet used before either, our vets still use the Elizabethan collars to stop them chewing at stitches.
They tried one of those collars when he fractured his femur back in September. I think it lasted around 5 minutes each time we tried to put it back on. He was a lot less unhappy about the coat.
He eats a few weird, but luckily not dangerous, things like strawberry plants and dill.
I always thought crocs should be banned. Now I have a really good reason. Poor solan! Glad he is feeling better.
I have never been able to stand crocs. I’m sorry your kitty has been so sick, but glad he’s healing well. He looked very cute even when all bandaged up.